1 paste
/ˈpeɪst/
noun
1 paste
/ˈpeɪst/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PASTE
1
[singular]
:
a soft, wet mixture of usually a powder and a liquid
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Stir the flour and water to a paste.
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— see also toothpaste
2
[noncount]
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a type of glue that is used to make things stick together
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The children used paste and construction paper to make Mother's Day cards.
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wallpaper paste
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a
[noncount]
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a soft, smooth food that is made by grinding something (such as tomatoes or nuts) into very small pieces
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canned tomato paste
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a cake with an almond paste filling
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anchovy/bean paste
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b
[singular]
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a type of dough made with flour and butter that is used in baking
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Stir the ingredients to form a paste.
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[noncount]
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a type of glass that is used to make artificial gems
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The necklace contains real gems and paste.
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2 paste
/ˈpeɪst/
verb
pastes;
pasted;
pasting
pastes;
pasted;
pasting
Britannica Dictionary definition of PASTE
[+ object]
1
:
to stick (something) to or onto something by using paste
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I pasted the edges of the paper together.
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He cut out the newspaper article and pasted it into a scrapbook.
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2
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to put (something cut or copied from a computer document) into another part of the document or into another document
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After you select the text with your mouse, you can cut it and then paste it at the beginning of the paragraph.
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You can cut and paste the picture into your file.
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— see also cut-and-paste
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3 paste
/ˈpeɪst/
verb
pastes;
pasted;
pasting
3 paste
/ˈpeɪst/
verb
pastes;
pasted;
pasting
Britannica Dictionary definition of PASTE
[+ object]
informal
:
to beat or defeat (someone or something) very badly
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They got pasted 10–0.
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— pasting
/ˈpeɪstɪŋ/
noun,
plural
pastings
[count]
— usually singular
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They got/took a real pasting from the opposition.
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